Andrew Desjardins

Andrew Desjardins had a sneaky suspicion he was going to be dealt by the Sharks in advance of last season’s NHL trade deadline.

Desjardins was due to become an unrestricted free agent in July 2015, and the Sharks, at the time, could fairly be described as sellers after going 0-6-2 at home in February and entering March in fifth place in the Pacific Division.

But Desjardins said Tuesday that he might have let his guard down a bit when nothing happened the night before the deadline, or even when he didn’t hear anything as he driving to SAP Center on the morning of March 2 to prepare for that night’s game against the Montreal Canadiens.

A lot of words that could describe what life has been like for Chicago Blackhawks forward Andrew Desjardins the past several months. One word, though, is as succinct and accurate as any.

Perfect.

“My year last year couldn’t have been any better,” Desjardins said Wednesday inside the visitor’s locker room at SAP Center. “Had my baby boy, got to hold the Stanley Cup. The last six months, it was just a crazy feeling. You can’t draw it up any better than that.”